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Invasive, poisonous tree found in Newlands

Invasive, poisonous tree found in Newlands

| 17/01/2023 | 18 Comments

(CNS): A cluster of Brazilian peppertrees (Schinus terebinthifolia), a poisonous and highly invasive South American plant, has been found in Newlands. Also known as the Brazilian pepper, aroeira, rose pepper, Christmas berry or Florida holly, it is a member of the poison oak and ivy family that found its way to the Cayman Islands in […]

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